The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-15
The New York anarchists viii rot siIos the Star
Picnic in HoboEen- Several Persons Injured
New York W Grid

badly that their companions had to
carry them to the ferry boat and call a
vehicle in the city to get them home.
The Anarchists refused to give the names
of their ilk who participated in the pic
mic or suffered by it, and as the police
were not around until everything was
over. authoritative information was hard
to get last night.
This picnic was an event which the
Anarchists and Socialists have been pre-
pairing for weeks. Theprofessed object
was to raise money for the Chicago An
archists. Most was there, of course, and
talked a great deal in his usual violent
fashion.
The trouble seems to have been
brought about by the Socialists, who, in
fiuenced by one of Johan MOst's rantlng
speeches, wantonIy attacked a reporter
who visited the park wearing two tiny
American flags pinned to the lapel of
his coat. After beating the defenseless
young man in a most brutal manner, his
infuriated assailants hurled him over the
fence surrounding the park.
Bruised and bleeding, he told of the
treatment he had received to a number
of men and boys who were playing ball
on a neighborhood common, and on
their mad attack to punish the outrage
followed the fierce struggle which may
result in the death of at least one man.
Though the facts were promptly laid be-
fore the authorities, no arrests were
made.
1t was rumored that child had been
shot in the hand, and a man, who is sup
posed to have been a spectator, was also,
it is said, struck by bullet alleged to
have been fired by one of the Socialists.
Others claim he was one of the Socialists.
AS soon as he was wounded he was
placed in a wagon and taken to New York
over the old Wehawken Ferry. Inquiry
at the ferry failed to confirm this. The
| gateman said that a man might have
been taken over the ferry in wagon
without his knowledge owing to the
rush. Several people claim they saw
the man and one is positive that he was
shot in the head. but said that the
wound did not appear to be serious.
The picnic was held at Oak Cliff Park
in Guttenburg. and the announcement
that the proceeds would be devoted to
the aid of the Chicago Anarchists, and
that Most would speak, attracted large
crowd of the opponents of law and or
der. Fully three thousand men,
women and children We're present. Each
group or family brought hamper of
food along, and the committee
in charge provided 200 kegs of
beer. An admission fee of
twenty-five cents was charged, and be-
sides, every person that entered was
supposed to purchase with another quar-
ter six little red tickets, each of which
entitled the holder to glass of lager.
The crowd began to arrive about :
O'Clock and beer at once began to flow
copiously. On the sign over the gate
was entwIned the red flag. All the com
mitteemen wore red ribbons in their
button-holes and had red cards stuck in
the bands of their hats. About O'Clock
Herr Most arrived and spoke his usual
piece. 1t was mainly made up of the
denunciatiOns of the American flag,
American institutions and appeals to the
workingmen of the country to stand by
the red flag.
| A PATRIOTIC REPORTER STARTS THE ROW.
The audience was wild with enthusi-
asm when William Wiltberger, a repOr-
ter for a Hoboken evening paper, en-
tered the grounds with two small Ameri
can flag pinned to the lapel of his coat
Either in sight of the flags or the knowl-
edge that reporter was in the midst
aroused the Socialists to fury, and they
set upon the reporter and beat him un-
mercifuliy. One of the committeeman
when MIR. Wiltberger essayed to escape
from the park. placed him under arrest
and he was detained for some time
Finally, however, they threw him ovel
the fence and allowed him to depart.
A West New York special policeman
named Timmony, who was under the
influence of liquor and who wore hi:
badge pinned on the inside of his vest
where it was not visible, entered the
park, and as he did so an excited GROVE
of base ball players, numbering five
hundred persons, who had heard of th'
assault on Wiltberger, hurled a volly %
stones over the fence at the Socialists
This was returned by the picnicker
with a vOiley from their revolvers an'
rifles. Some say that five shots wer'
fired, while others maintain that no les
than fifteen were discharged. The So
cialists seized the unfortunate officer
and after beating him most brutall'
flung him over the fence. His face wa
horribly cut and disfigured. He ran u
/. the city for reinforcements. but, failin;
to find any. returned alone and wa
again beaten by the followers of the re-
flag.
Barnard Winney, who lives in Gutten
: burg, forced his way into the park JUS
as the volley of shots was fired He say
= he was shot, but DIR. Hill, the town ply
-sician, failed to find any bullet holes II
t him. He was, however. badly beaten
and it is feared that his skull is frac
tuured. He disappeared, and his friend
outside set up the shout that he was bt
3 ing murdered. This was the signal 70
r general onslaught, and in an instan
five hundred angry men and Coy
were hurting rocks and stones mt
the pork Many were hit and injured
The crowd pushed down the gate an